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M3.7 earthquake near Boonville, California (Mendocino County), Sept. 25, 2026

As of Sep 26, 2026, 3:27 PM CT. Observed data only; this page does not forecast earthquakes.

USGS reports a magnitude 3.74 (mw) earthquake 10 km W of Boonville, CA, in Mendocino County, California. USGS event ID nc75442207.

Magnitude
M3.74 (mw)
Location
10 km W of Boonville, CA, Mendocino County
Coordinates
39.0145, -123.4773
Depth
4.8 km (3.0 mi)
UTC
Sep 26, 2026 3:42 AM UTC
Pacific
Sep 25, 2026 8:42 PM PDT
Central
Sep 25, 2026 10:42 PM CDT
Eastern
Sep 25, 2026 11:42 PM EDT
Felt reports
133 (USGS DYFI), max CDI 4.3
ShakeMap max
MMI 4.2
PAGER alert
None issued
Tsunami
USGS tsunami flag 0

Map

Epicenter: 39.0145°N, 123.4773°W (39.0145, -123.4773). View larger map

Aftershocks

As of Sep 26, 2026, 3:27 PM CT, the USGS catalog lists 2 later M1+ events within 15 km of the epicenter since Sept. 25:

MagPacific timeDepth (km)USGS location
M2.74Sep 25, 2026 9:02 PM PDT3.510 km W of Boonville, CA
M1.83Sep 25, 2026 9:15 PM PDT1.810 km W of Boonville, CA

Source: USGS catalog query.

How far it was felt

USGS "Did You Feel It?" has 133 responses with a maximum community intensity of 4.3. The farthest ZIP-code response was from Milpitas, CA, about 227 km (141 mi) from the hypocenter (intensity 2.0). USGS DYFI.

On the USGS ShakeMap, the MMI III contour reaches about 24 km (15 mi) from the epicenter and the MMI II contour about 41 km (26 mi). Peak ShakeMap intensity is MMI 4.2. USGS ShakeMap.

Regional context

From Sept. 21 through the time checked, USGS lists 16 quakes of M2.5 or larger in California and Nevada, including offshore Northern California. (We searched 31°-42.5° N, 127.5°-108.5° W and dropped the events located in Utah and Wyoming.) The M3.74 Boonville quake is the largest. 4 of them were offshore west of Petrolia near the Mendocino triple junction; the largest of those was M2.96 on Sep 21, 2026 11:54 AM PDT. USGS query.

Sources

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